Queequeg said..
The Navigator and I are thinking of moving to Tas for work and lifestyle reasons.
We have our Ericson 35 moored on the mighty Hawkesbury River and hope to sail her south with some assistance.
Most likely we will end up either on the Tamar or the North West.
Do any of you hardy islanders or regular visitors have suggestions for friendly clubs that have cruising members?

Hi Queequeg

Is there any reason why you want to be up the top instead of down the bottom

I may be biased living on the Huon (Port Huon) but lots of people say the South is the pick of Tassie if you want to cruise

Regards Don

Queequeg said..
Donk - it just depends on where I can get work, I'm working in aged care so Hobart area might be a go hence the Tamar area/Huon would be great.

Hi Queequeg

Huon Regional Care might be an option and they have a few vacancies at the moment www.huonregionalcare.org.au/

Regards Don

Queequeg said..
Thanks Don - had to brush up on my geography!! What are the yacht club options like on the Huon?

Hi Queequeg

On the Huon River there is the Huon Yacht Club huonyachtclub.org (which i am a member) and the Port Cygnet Sailing Club www.cygnetsailing.org.au/Port_Cygnet_Sailing_Club/Welcome.html

In the Channel (Between the Tassie mainland and Bruny Island) there is the Kettering Yacht Club http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=10044&pID=1 and at Dover the Port Esperance Sailing Club www.pesc.com.au/

In Hobart there is the Derwent Sailing Squadron, dssinc.org.au/ The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania www.ryct.org.au/, The Bellerive Yacht Club, byc.org.au and The Gielston Bay Boat Club geilstonbayboatclub.com.au/

Looking at the internet some of the clubs i listed seem to have a cruising program but we are a little rural club and we have twilight racing on Thursday nights and longer races on Saturdays and as far as cruising goes we either go for a sail ourselves or let other club members know we are going and invite them to come along if they want to

I have put website links beside each club so perhaps have a look at what each one offers

Regards Don

Sell the boat on the mainland buy one with shed!
best cruising is in winter btw

lydia said..
Sell the boat on the mainland buy one with shed!
best cruising is in winter btw

That sounds interesting lydia!! How does that work exactly??

Picture for you cisco, dash of the motorsailer with the Gardner 4 LK humming away.
1400 rpm fast cruise
1600rpm flat against the stops
1200 rpm ocean cruise
Under 800 rpm do not change gears in tight spaces.
installed 1966 with a genuine 3950 hours on it in 2014
With no rebuild still ran Newcastle to Hobart non stop in 4 days 4 hours in winter 2014.

lydia said..
See, cisco, boat with shed!

Ah ha!! The penny drops.

If I was living down there, that is the way I would go.

I was thinking of some deal where you buy a boat that comes with a boat shed/slipway, but you know that.

A couple of contenders here.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/huon-36-motorsailer-of-celery-top-pine/59143

https://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/ned-jack-huon-pine-motor-sailer/206746

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/bollard-38-motorsailer-green-goose/176745

This one does not have a shed but damn it is a nice boat.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/adams-40-moonbird/206494

I have all the respect to you polar bears!
My constitution would not support me sailing in below 20 degs weather. How could you suffer that cold is beyond my comprehension !
I was riding around Tassie at Christmas time and it was 4 degs in the morning at lake St Clair. Blimey!

Hi all

Coming from Cairns originally I don't mind the winters down here and I pretty much sail all year round

There are some beautiful sunny winters days were the temperature is not that high but it doesn't seem cold at all

A boat with a enclosed wheelhouse would be handy sometimes but I don't think it is a necessity

I am tempted to look at the Kaufmann as I reckon it would sail ok looking at the shape underwater and it was originally built by a couple of Port Huon locals I know and I think it would have been well built at the time

I actually had a look at it when I was up in Hobart a couple of weeks ago from the jetty and it is a fair bit of boat for the money

Regards Don